OLYMPIA — In an announcement the Washington State Department of Commerce has announced the replacement of thermal receipt paper containing harmful bisphenols — specifically BPA and BPC — with a safer, ...

Many thermal papers use toxic bisphenols, which react with dyes under heat to print text for receipts, labels and tickets ...

BPA from thermal paper used in cash register receipts accounts for high levels of BPA in humans. Subjects studied showed a rapid increase of BPA in their blood after using a skin care product and then ...

Opting not to take a receipt from the cashier may be more than just an environmentally conscious act— as it turns out it may be good for your health, too. According to a study published in the Oct. 22 ...

That’s what Environmental Protection Agency scientists want to know. And to date, they maintain, the jury’s still out. A significant share of the thermal paper used to print store and gas-pump ...

OLYMPIA, Wash.-The Washington State Department of Commerce has eliminated harmful chemicals from thermal receipts in an effort to protect both public health and the environment. Thermal receipts are ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical that is used in a variety of consumer products, such as water bottles, dental composites and resins used to line metal food and beverage containers, and ...

Turning trash into art is something we undoubtedly all admire. [Davis DeWitt] did just that with a massive mural made entirely from discarded receipt paper. [Davis] got lucky while doing some light ...